The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-10

that they kicked him out of the saloon, and
when the police came along he had been so
stunned that he did not know where he was.
He was sent to the police station and provided
with lodging for the night
MEETINGS OF VETERANS
The annual reunion of the Seventy-ninth
Regiment of Indiana Volunteers will be held in
the Superior Court room Sept. 81. Letters re-
ceived by the association indicate that nearly
all the surviving members OF the regiment will
be present
The executive committe of the Eleventh In
dlaoa Regiment tai Association will meet at the
journal counting room on Wednesday evening,
Sept. IA The committee is composed of Lieu
tenant Ensminger, of Crawfordsville, w. Fl.
Hubbard, of Lawrence, and James T.. o. Kelley,
of Terre Haute.
ROBBERY OF A sTREET-cAR DRIVER.
Last night at 10 o'clock, when L NJ. Powers,
street-car driver on the stock yards line.
coming in on his last trip two men boarded his
car, near Phipps street, and robbed him of his
cash-box. containing 1920. One of the
climbed on the front platform and the other got
on the rear end of the car. The one behind
drew his revolver and told the driver if he did
not no. give up, his money he would shoot him.
nile the drivers attention was attracted by
tie revolver, the man in front grabbed the
onsy-5ox and ran. The other then backed ont
OF the car. still covering the driver with his rs
VolVer, and also disappeared UP Pbipps street.
COUNTY INSTITUTE WORK.
The county board of education, composed of
the several township trustees met yesterday
afternoon in the Office of Superintendent Flick.
and mapped ont the county institute work for
the ensuing school term. The time for holding
the institutes in the several townships was fixed
as follows: Lawrence, Warren and Franklin
first Saturday of each month; Pike. Wayne and
Decatur, second Saturday, and Washington,
Center and Perry, third Saturday. A resolu-
ton was passed pledging the trustees to enforce
the law governing the attendance of teachers at
the institutes 1t provides that in absentng
themselves from any meeting without physi-
clans certificate of sickness forfeits a days
wages. 1t was also decided to make the read
ing circle work prominent feature of the insti-
tute work.
LoANING OF OLD BATTLE-FLAGs
The News of yesterday makes the statement
that several regimenral associations have applied
to the State Librarian for the loan of battlefags
for their reunions, and have been refused that
the first lady librarian began refusing the flags
to the veterans. and that the custom has been
maintained ever since. No such custom was
originated by the first lady librarian, and no
such custom has been maintained. While
Journal reporter was in the library Thursday
he saw a committee carry away large bundle
OF flags for the reunion at Fortville. While
there yesterday he saw Major Weller return a
dozen or more flags that had been taken the
Greencastle reunion of Widers Brigade In
past times, before the days of lady librarians,
the flags were loaned promiscuously and a num-
Der of them we're lost Under Mrs. Winsor's ad-
mnistration an effort made to remedy this
evil. and it was generally approved by the sol
diers. VINO are quite anxious any others to
have the old colors preserved. Under the pres
ent administration tho uniform rule has been
that the colors might be borrowed by old soldiers
for public use, when satisfactory assurance of
their return was given. Miss Calls said yester-
day: "The flags have gone out several occa-
sions, and will continue to be loaned where Sc
curity is given for their safe return"